Massachusetts Commercial Utilities

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Massachusetts Commercial Utilities

  • Here is a map of the Massachusetts Electric Utility Coverage. Map Link(pdf)
  • Massachusetts 351 towns and cities are served by three investor owned utility electric companies, except for 50 towns which are served by municipally owned and operated electric utilities.
  • In addition, there are seven investor owned utility gas companies that serve all towns and cities, except for 4 towns are served by municipally owned
  • Three municipal electric companies offer Cable TV service, along with a fourth that offers cable internet service.
  • Comcast and Spectrum do not use radios for service calls. They use company provided cellular service phones.
Table of contents -

Contents

Providers In The Commonwealth

Electric

Provider Name Former Name/Notes
Eversource NStar, Western Mass Electric Company (WEMCO)
National Grid Massachusetts Electric, Nantucket Electric
Unitil Fitchburg Gas & Electric

Gas

Provider Name Former Name/Notes
Berkshire Gas
Blackstone Gas Company
Eversource NStar Gas
Liberty Utilities New England Gas Co.
National Grid Boston Gas, Colonial Gas.
Unitil Fitchburg Gas & Electric

Cable

  • Cable TV may also include internet providers
Provider Former Name/Notes
Cox
Spectrum (Charter Communications) Time Warner
Verizon (FiOS)
Xfinity (Comcast Universal) AT&T, MediaOne


Municipal Utilities

  • A comprehensive list of municipal electric, gas and other utilites.
Service Center Towns Also Served See this county page for frequencies. Service Name Other Services
Ashburnham Worcester Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant
Belmont Middlesex Belmont Municipal Light Department
Boylston Worcester Boylson Municipal Light Plant
Braintree Norfolk Braintree Electric Light Department Cable (Internet Only)
Chester Hampden Municipal Electrical Light
Chicopee Hampden Chicopee Electric Light Department
Concord Middlesex Concord Municipal Light Plant
Danvers Essex Danvers Electric Division
Georgetown Essex Georgetown Municipal Light Department
Gosnold Barnstable Gosnold Electric Light Company
Groton Middlesex Groton Electric Light Department
Groveland Essex Groveland Municipal Light Department
Hingham Plymouth Hingham Municipal Light Plant
Holden Worcester Holden Municipal Light Department
Holyoke Hampden Holyoke Gas & Electric Gas
Hudson Stow Middlesex Hudson Light & Power
Hull Plymouth Hull Municipal Lighting Plant
Ipswich Essex Ipswich Electric Light Department
Littleton Boxborough Middlesex Littleton Electric Light & Water Department
Mansfield Bristol Mansfield Municipal Electric Department
Marblehead Essex Marblehead Municipal Light Department
Merrimac Essex Merrimac Municipal Light Department
Middleborough Plymouth Middleborough Gas & Electric Department Gas
Middleton Essex Middleton Municipal Light Department
North Attleborough Bristol North Attleborough Electric Department
Norwood Norfolk Norwood Municipal Light Department Cable TV
Paxton Worcester Paxton Municipal Light Department
Peabody Essex Peabody Municipal Light Plant
Princeton Worcester Princeton Municipal Light Department
Reading Lynnfield, North Reading, Wilmington Middlesex Reading Municipal Light Plant
Rowley Essex Rowley Municipal Lighting Plant
Russell Hampden Russell Municipal Light Department Cable TV
Shrewsbury Worcester Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Co. Cable TV
South Hadley Hampshire South Hadley Electric Light
Sterling Worcester Sterling Municipal Light Department
Taunton Berkley, North Dighton, Raynham Bristol Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
Templeton Worcester Templeton Light and Water Water
Wakefield Middlesex Wakefield Municipal Gas & Electric Gas
Wellesley Norfolk Wellesley Municipal Lighting Plant
West Boylston Worcester West Boylston Municipal Light Plant
Westfield Hampden Westfield Gas & Electric Gas

Electric Utilities

REMVEC

  • Statewide Intersystem operation channel
  • FCC License WDF83
  • Operated by ISO New England, based in Holyoke, MA.
  • REMVEC is an acronym for Rhode Island, Eastern Mass, Vermont Energy Control.
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
37.6000 S 123.0 New England Wide REMVEC - Radio test at 1400 hrs 2021.02.02 W1KNE

Eversource (SouthEast & Cape Cod)

  • Formerly NStar
  • These systems all appear to be standard DMR repeaters (non-trunked).
  • FCC FRN 0003632726
  • Home Page
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
451.0250 R C01 Cape Cod SL:1 TG:1 - Plymouth/Bristol Operations 2025.01.03 W1KNE
451.1250 R C01 Cape Cod SL:1 TG:3 - Martha's Vineyard - Outage calls 2023.09.03 jeffkett
451.1250 R C01 Cape Cod SL:2 TG:4 - Mainland - Outage calls 2023.09.11 jeffkett
451.2500 R C01 Southeastern MA SL:1 TG:22 - Main Operations for SEMA/Electrical Ops in Wareham 2025.03.07 jeffkett
451.2500 R C01 Southeastern MA SL:2 TG:23 - South Dispatch 2023.01.25 ecps92
451.6750 R Cape Cod? Unknown Current Status

Eversource (Boston Metro)

Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
37.7800 S 103.5 Eastern Mass Power Generation - NSTAR does a 1210 hrs and 1410 hr Roll-Call/Test 2020.04.22 W1KNE
153.5000 156.7 Underground Crews
153.5600 CSQ or 131.8 Underground Crews
158.1600 S 179.9 Metro Area DD-Distribution 2012.10.29 W1KNE
484.9000 R C01 Systemwide Data (Possibly SCADA)
484.9375 R C01 Boston Area SL:2 TG: 18 2021.09.16 ecps92
484.8375 R Dover Area
484.9125 R C01 Waltham SL:2 TG:10 - Trouble/Maintenance 2024.01.17 ecps92
484.9125 R C01 Waltham? SL:2 TG:12 - Trouble 2020.10.30 W1KNE
484.8875 R Medway
484.9125 R C01 Southborough SL:1 TG:16 - Construction 2021.09.13 ecps92
484.8625 R C01 Waltham SL:2 TG:10 - Trouble/Maintenance 2020.08.06 W1KNE
484.8625 R C01 Waltham SL:1 TG:11 - Radio Tests 2024.01.14 ecps92
484.8625 R C01 Waltham SL:2 TG:12 - Trouble/Maintenance 2024.01.15 ecps92
484.8675 R C01 Waltham LRRP 2022.05.07 ecps92
484.8875 R C01 Woburn SL:1 TG:13 - Trouble/Maintenance 2021.09.10 ecps92
484.8875 R C01 Woburn SL:2 TG:14 - Trouble/Maintenance 2021.09.10 ecps92
484.8875 R C01 ??? LRRP 2022.05.06 ecps92
484.9000 R C01 Unk Site SL:1 TG:15 2021.09.13 ecps92
484.9000 R C01 Unk Site SL:2 TG:09 2024.01.17 ecps92
464.9250 R Statewide - Temp Rptrs

Eversource (Southeast Mass.)

  • Formerly Commonwealth Electric
  • Likely replaced by the UHF DMR systems above.
  • Home Page
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
37.4400 S
37.5400 S 131.8 New Bedford Dispatch 2011.11.30
37.5600 S 146.2 Plymouth Meters
37.6600 S 131.8 System Wide
37.6800 S 146.2
37.7600 S 131.8 Plymouth Dispatch 2012.02.10 N1BHH
37.8600 S 146.2 New Bedford Meters
451.1375 S
456.1375 S

Eversource (Western Mass.)

  • Eversource operates on a MPT-1327 217 MHZ Trunk.
  • Formerly Northeast Utilities, Western Mass Electric Co. (WEMCO)
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
44.1400
45.3600
47.7600
47.8600 131.8 Amherst Trouble Calls
47.9800 131.8 Springfield Trouble Calls
48.0400 131.8 Pittsfield Trouble Calls
48.1600 131.8 Greenfield Trouble Calls
153.6950
173.2500
173.3000
173.3500
451.0250 R
451.1000 R
451.2000 R
451.2750 R
451.2875 S
451.3875 S
451.6750 R
452.1375 S
452.6750 R
456.2875 S
456.3875 S
457.1375 S
457.6250 S
461.7125
462.4625
463.2125
464.5000 S
464.5500 S D115 Statewide Construction - Helo Ops 2020.10.20 ecps92
466.7125 S
467.2500 S
468.2125 S

National Grid (Statewide)

  • Formerly Massachusetts Electric, New England Power Service, Nantucket Electric Company
  • UHF repeaters are cross patches for interoperability with surrounding utilities such as Niagara Mohawk in New York state.
  • Public Home Page
  • FCC FRN 3628997
  • Map of Coverage Areas
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
43.4400 R 100.0 NE North Worcester-North District Ch.40 Leominster/Gardner SW
43.9600 R 100.0 NE North Worcester-North District Ch.39 Leominster/Gardner Ops 2012.02.20
43.9600 R 100.0 Pepperell Area Princeton 2011.07.20
44.0200 R 100.0 NE North-West District Ch.30 Monson/Northampton SW
44.2400 R 100.0 NE North-West District Ch.25 Adams Ops WQHT521 2022.11.16 JGorman/ecps92
44.2800 R 100.0 NE North-West District Ch.29 Monson/Northampton Ops KCA947 (Cross Band Patch with 462.4750) 2021.03.06 LD723
44.5000 R 100.0 NE North-West District Ch.26 Adams SW
47.8200 S 162.2 Western District Ch.41 Holland
47.8400 S 162.2 System Wide Ch.42 Cable-Pull/Storm 2/Truck-Truck
47.8600 S 100.0 Southeast District Ch.07 Somerset Storm
47.8600 S 162.2 System Wide Ch.43 Cable-Pull/Storm 3/Truck-Truck
47.8800 S 100.0 Central District Ch.01 Central Ops
47.9200 R 100.0 NE North-Worcester District Ch.37 Spencer Ops 2018.03.03 Friends of SNE
47.9600 S 100.0 Central District Ch.02 Leominster/Athol Storm
48.0600 S 100.0 North Shore District Ch.12 North Shore Ops
48.0700 S 103.5 Rhode Island District (RI) Ch.21 Coastal Ops
48.0800 S 100.0 Merrimack Valley District Ch.16 Haverhill/Newburyport Storm
48.1200 S 100.0 Southeast District Ch.05 Southeast Ops 2011.11.16
48.1400 S 100.0 South Shore old Ch.08 Weymouth Meter
48.2200 S 100.0 Central District Ch.03/34 Central Meter + Spencer/Monson Storm
48.2800 R 100.0 Western District Ch.09 Western Ops
48.3000 S 100.0 Merrimack Valley District Ch.14 Valley Ops 2011.11.16
48.4200 S 100.0 Southeast District Ch.06 Southeast Meter
48.4200 S 103.5 Granite State District (NH) Ch.18 Granite State Ops
48.4400 S 100.0 System Wide Ch.22 NESPCO Construction
48.4800 R 100.0 Massachusetts Dispatch Ch.13/33 Dispatch MECO
48.4800 S 103.5 Granite State District (NH) Ch.19 Granite State Disp
48.5000 S 100.0 Western District Ch.10/25 Western Meter
48.5400 S 100.0 Merrimack Valley District Ch.17 Valley Wires Down
48.6000 S 100.0 Southeast District Ch.08/11 Southeast Wires Down
48.6400 S 100.0 Merrimack Valley District Ch.15 Valley Meter
48.7800 S 100.0 Western District Ch.23 Western Wires Down
48.8400 S 103.5 Rhode Island District (RI) Ch.20 Capitol Ops
49.0000 R 100.0 NE North-West District Ch.31 Athol Ops {KNDD368} 2024.12.13 W1KNE
49.0600 R 100.0 NE North-Worcester District Ch.36 Worcester SW 2010.12.26
49.1200 R 100.0 NE North-West District Ch.27 Great Barrington Ops {WQHT522} 2020.08.22 W1KNE
49.1800 S 100.0 Central District Ch.04 Central Wires Down
49.2600 R Charlton
49.3000 R 100.0 NE North-Worcester District Ch.38 Spencer SW 2010.12.26
49.3200 R Monson/Northampton Repeater
49.3400 R Athol Repeater
49.4000 R 100.0 NE North-West District Ch.32 Athol SW (Gt. Barrington Repeater) 2010.12.26 cmpsa
49.4200 R 100.0 NE North-West District Ch.28 Great Barrington SW
49.4600 R Charlton
49.5000 R 100.0 NE North-Worcester District Ch.35 Worcester Ops 2011.11.16
153.5300 R 77.0 Nantucket Operations 2011.07.01
153.6050 S ? Nantucket Construction
173.3250 S ? Nantucket Pac/RT
451.1500 R 100.0 Mt Greylock (Cross Band Patch.) 2020.08.22 W1KNE
451.4750 R 123.0 Mt. Greylock (Cross Band Patch.) 2010.01.11 cmpsa
452.4750 R 100.0 NE North Worcester-North District Wachusett Mt. (Cross Band Patch.) 2023.03.14 W1KNE
456.1500 S CSQ Systemwide Pac/RT to LowBand and/or UHF LTR 2013.04.24 ecps92
461.3500 R 100.0 Great Barrington Mt. Wilcox (Cross Band Patch.) 2020.06.22 W1KNE
462.4750 R 100.0 Monson Hovey Hill (Cross Band Patch with 44.2800) 2021.03.06 LD723
471.1125 R Salem New

National Grid Passport LTR

  • Click Here for the National Grid Passport LTR
  • Replaced old 800 system
  • Sites: MA - Ayer, Danvers, Fall River, Gloucester, Malden, Marlboro, Peabody, Quincy
  • Sites: RI - Exeter, Lincoln, Newport, Westerly


Unitil - Electric & Gas

  • Formerly Fitchburg Electric & Gas
  • Home Page
  • FRN 6517882
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
451.09375 R Ashburnham
451.11875 R Fitchburg
451.1250 R NexEdge Fitchburg Converted to Kenwood Digital 2013.03.01
451.13125 R Fitchburg
451.04375 R Gardner
451.2500 R Gardner
451.10625 R Townsend
451.2000 R Townsend

Gas Utilities

Berkshire Gas Co. (Western Mass.)

Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
47.7000 S 167.9 Deerfield Area
47.7000 S 100.0 North Adams Area
47.7000 S 127.3 Pittsfield Area Operations 2018.03.23 W1KNE
456.5750 S 173.8 Vehicle Extenders
464.6375 S 156.7 Pittsfield Remote to TX/RX Site
469.6375 S 156.7 Pittsfield Remote to TX/RX Site

Blackstone Gas Co. (Blackstone, Bellingham, Wrentham)

Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
153.4850 S ?

Enbridge (Statewide)

Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
49.0200 S 136.5 Framingham
464.5125 S Statewide
464.9125 S Statewide
469.5125 S Statewide
469.9125 S Statewide

Eversource (Statewide)

  • Former Columbia Gas operations.
  • Formerly Bay State Gas
  • Columbia Gas' license to operate in Massachusetts was terminated as a settlement of the Merrimack Valley gas incident in 2018. Columbia Gas' operations in the commonwealth where sold to Eversource.
  • FRN 3613148
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
153.3800 R C02 Southeastern Mass 2021.12.22 ecps92
153.5900 R C02 Southeastern Mass 2020.06.08 N1BHH / ecps92
153.6350 R C02 Southeastern Mass 2022.03.19 ecps92
158.1450 R 100.0 Haverhill
158.2200 R 100.0 Haverhill 2012.09.26 ecps92
159.9900 S Haverhill
153.5900 R 203.5 Marshfield
153.6350 R 186.2 Marshfield
159.8850 R C?? Springfield Trouble Calls 2018.10.22 cmpsa
159.9750 R C?? Springfield Construction 2018.10.22 cmpsa
159.8550 R C?? Warren Trouble Calls 2018.10.22 cmpsa
159.9750 R C?? Warren Constuction 2018.10.22 cmpsa
456.3625 S Merrimack Valley Area
456.5375 S Merrimack Valley Area
456.7625 S


Eversource (Statewide)

  • Formerly Commonwealth Gas
  • Home Page
  • FRN 3627734
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
37.4600 S 131.8 Metro West Trouble
37.4600 S 146.2 Southeastern Construction 2022.01.03 W1KNE
37.7000 S 131.8 Metro West/Worcester Construction
37.7000 S 146.2 Southeastern Trouble
37.7200 S 131.8 Southeastern Trouble
48.0200 S Worcester Trouble
451.1000 R 146.2 South Coastal
451.2500 R 146.2 Middlesex

Liberty Utilities (Fall River, North Attleborough)

  • Formerly New England Gas
  • Owned by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
  • Pending acquisition of Blackstone Gas (Above).
  • Home Page
  • FCC FRN 0022495691
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
37.5200 S North Attleboro
153.4700 R D606 Fall River Area 2020.04.23 Friends of SNE / ecps92
451.2750 R

National Grid (Statewide)

Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
37.6200 S ? Construction
48.1800 S 88.5
48.3600 R 114.8 Cape Cod Barnstable
153.5300 S CSQ Trouble
153.6800 S 179.9 Construction
153.4400 R 103.5 Boston
153.5450 R ? Cape Cod Barnstable
153.7100 R ? Cape Cod Yarmouth
451.1000 S ? Cape Cod Yarmouth
451.2000 R Boston/Salem
452.7750 R Boston/Salem
452.1750 R Braintree/Lynn
452.2500 R Braintree/Lynn
461.1875 S ?
463.6000 R ? Haverhill
466.1875 S ?
467.8125 S 71.9 Cape Cod Underground Diggers-Hardhat Headsets jeffkett 2012.11.06
939.4000 R ? Lowell
938.5000 R Cape Cod Brewster


Electric Production

("Power Plants")

American National Power, Blackstone

  • Utility Type: Natural Gas, 570 MW
  • Page
  • FCC FRN 5886375 & 20287751
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
461.3500 R Blackstone

Bear Swamp Power Co., Rowe & Florida

  • Utility Type: Hydroelectric, 600 MW
  • FRN 12819447
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
37.7600 S 131.8 Rowe
37.8800 S Rowe
451.6500 S Rowe
462.3750 S Florida

Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC., Weymouth

  • Utility Type: Combined Cycle (Gas, Oil), 731 MW
  • Home Page
  • FCC FRN 023973779
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
451.2875 R D172 Weymouth Fore River Energy Center 2022.04.10 ecps92
451.3125 R D271 Weymouth Fore River Energy Center 2023.03.17 ecps92
452.1375 R D712 Weymouth Fore River Energy Center 2022.04.10 ecps92
452.8625 S Weymouth Fore River Energy Center
456.6125 S Weymouth Fore River Energy Center
456.7375 S Weymouth Fore River Energy Center
457.6625 S Data Weymouth Fore River Energy Center - Telemetry 2019.01.18 ecps92
457.8625 S Weymouth Fore River Energy Center

Dominion Energy New England - Brayton Point Power Station., Somerset (Closed)

  • Plant Closed
  • Former Coal Plant
  • FRN 21912969
  • Demolished 2021

Firstlight Power Resources, Western Mass.

  • Utility Type: Hydroelectric, Solar
  • Locations along Connecticut, Housatonic, Shetucket, Still and Quinebaug Rivers
  • Solar Location on Northfield Mountain.
  • Formerly Engine, GDF Suez
  • Home Page
  • FCC FRN: 15488257
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
451.1000 R 146.2 Northfield General Operations 2017.02.18 W1KNE
451.5250 R Northfield
452.2000 S Holyoke
452.3375 S Erving/Northfield
461.3250 S Holyoke
461.8625 S Erving/Northfield
462.0875 S Erving/Northfield
462.4500 S Holyoke
463.2625 S Erving/Northfield
463.4000 S Holyoke
464.3250 S Holyoke
464.7125 S Erving/Northfield

Footprint Salem Harbor Power Station (Under Construction)

  • Utility Type: Natural Gas, 674 MW
  • New Gas Plant currently under construction.
  • Formerly PG&E, Dominion Energy
  • New Plant construction began 2016, replacing an old coal fired plant.
  • Home Page
  • FRN 21895446
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
467.2625 S Salem

Hawkeye LLC Utility Contractors, Statewide

Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
464.5000 S D754 Statewide Ch.01 2014.10.02 jeffkett
464.5500 S D743 Statewide Ch.02 2014.10.02 jeffkett
469.5000 S D734 Statewide Ch.03 2025.01.08 jeffkett
469.5500 S D732 Statewide Ch.04 2014.10.02 jeffkett

Holtec International, Plymouth (Closed)

  • Plant Closed
  • Former Nuclear Plant.
  • One of two Nuclear Plants that operated in Massachusetts.
  • Pilgrim Nuclear, formerly owned by Entergy.
  • Regular operations of the plant ended on May 31, 2019. Source
  • Decommissioning has begun.
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
153.1250 DMR Repeater C01 Plymouth SL:1 TG:1001 - Site Security 2024.02.05 W1KNE
153.4250 DMR - Plymouth Needs Confirmation
153.5000 DMR - Plymouth Needs Confirmation
153.6500 DMR - Plymouth Needs Confirmation
461.1250 DMR C01 Plymouth Data 2023.01.21 W1KNE
464.5000 Data CSQ Plymouth Data 2024.02.05 W1KNE

Kendall Cogeneration Station, Cambridge

  • Utility Type: Natural Gas, 256 MW
  • Owned by Veolia, formerly owned by GenOn, NRG
  • Formerly GenOn
  • Webpage (PDF)
  • FRN 20438743
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
37.7800 S 103.5 Cambridge

Mass Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. (MMWEC), Ludlow

  • Utility Type: Combined Cycle (Gas, Oil), 517 MW
  • Home Page
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
451.7875 R C14 Ludlow SL:1 TG:48 - Plant Operations 2024.03.31 W1KNE

Millennium Power, Charlton

  • Utility Type: Natural Gas, 335 MW
  • Owned by Talen Energy
  • Webpage
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
452.4500 R D506 Charlton Plant Operations 2022.04.25 W1KNE
462.2125 S Charlton FCC License
464.5000 S Charlton FCC License
464.5500 S Charlton FCC License

Mystic Generating Station., Everett

  • Utility Type: Combined Cycle (Gas, Oil), 2000MW
  • Owned by Exelon - news reports plant was shut down 2024.05.31 and will be decommissioned
  • Formerly owned by Constellation Energy
  • Largest fossil fuel-powered power plant by capacity in New England
  • Mystic Energy
  • FRN 20296737
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
461.4625 R D131 Everett Mystic Power Plant 2020.01.24 N1BHH / ecps92
461.5625 R D311 Everett Mystic Power Plant 2011.02.07
461.6125 R D331 Everett Mystic Power Plant 2011.02.07
461.7375 R D114 Everett Mystic Power Plant 2020.02.03 ecps92
461.7625 R D411 Everett Mystic Power Plant 2011.02.07

Next Era Energy, Bellingham

  • Utility Type: Combined Cycle (Gas, Oil), 300 MW
  • Webpage
  • FCC FRN 5186739
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
37.7800 S 103.5 Bellingham
463.8500 R Bellingham
461.7500 S Bellingham
464.8750 S Bellingham

Pittsfield Generating Co, Pittsfield

  • Utility Type: Combined Cycle (Gas, Oil), 160 MW
  • Owned by MilePost Power Holdings (A division of Hull Street Energy).
  • Official Website

FRN 1608546

Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
72.4800 S
461.4125 S
462.2000 S 123.0 Security Gates 2018.12.15 W1KNE
462.3500 S
466.4125 S

Pure Energy, Agawam

  • Utility Type: Natural Gas, 245 MW
  • Formerly known as Berkshire Power
  • Webpage
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
452.2375 R Agawam FCC License

Starwood Energy Corp, Dighton

  • Utility Type: Combined Cycle (Gas, Oil), 177 MW
  • Webpage
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
452.3750 S 136.5 Dighton Plant Operations 2021.11.08 W1KNE


Starwood Energy Corp, Milford

  • Utility Type: Combined Cycle (Gas, Oil), 163 MW
  • Webpage
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
854.7875 R Milford FCC License

Stonepeak Energy, Sandwich

  • Utility Type: Combined Cycle (Gas, Oil), 1226 MW
  • Formerly GenOn Energy Service and Canal Electric & Mirant Canal, LLC
  • Home Page
  • FRN 20438743
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
37.7800 S 103.5 Sandwich
151.8950 S 203.5 Sandwich 2019.01.26 W1KNE
153.6650 S Sandwich
153.4100 S Sandwich
158.1750 R C02 Sandwich SL:1 TG:101 - Operations 2025.01.18 jeffkett
158.1750 R C02 Sandwich SL:1 TG:105 - Security 2023.01.22 W1KNE
158.2350 S Sandwich
158.2500 S D754 Sandwich Plant and Boiler Ops/ Crane Ops 2024.02.19 jeffkett

Talen Energy, Dartmouth

  • Utility Type: Combined Cycle (Gas, Oil), 91 MW
  • Webpage
  • FRN 3611365
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
464.4250 S Dartmouth

West Springfield Generating Station

  • Utility Type: Split Cycle (Gas & Oil), 194MW
  • Owned by North American Energy Alliance (DBA Essential Power, LLC)
  • Formerly owned by Western Mass. Electric Company, Con-Edison.
  • Known to locals as "WEMCO Plant"
  • Webpage
  • FRN 17355421
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
451.6750 R 131.8 West Springfield Plant Operations 2004 - W1KNE
463.2250 R West Springfield
464.8750 R West Springfield
451.3000 S West Springfield
451.8250 S West Springfield
451.9000 S West Springfield
452.6750 S West Springfield
461.0500 S West Springfield
461.6000 S West Springfield
461.5000 S West Springfield
461.8000 S West Springfield
462.0250 S West Springfield
462.1500 S West Springfield
463.5750 S West Springfield
463.8750 S West Springfield

Vistra Services "Mass Power", Indian Orchard (Springfield)

  • Utility Type: Gas, 281MW
  • Portfolio
  • MassPower is within the property of Solutia/Eastman (Formerly Monsanto)
  • FRN 0003802048
Frequency Type Tone Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
464.8750 R 100.0 Plant Operations 2024.12.13 W1KNE

Wheelabrator Saugus

  • Utility Type: Trash to Energy, 54 MW
  • Waste to Electricity Power Plant
  • Official Website
  • FRN 24032617
Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
452.4375 R C01 Saugus SL:01 TG:01 - Plant Operations - WNWV669 2023.09.09 W1KNE
452.2375 S Saugus
462.8125 S Saugus
466.9375 S Saugus
467.8125 S Saugus

Gas Production/Storage

Distrigas of Massachusetts (Engie imports)

Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
451.7750 S Everett
463.9250 R 225.7 Everett Operations / Pressure Controls 2022.05.17 ecps92
464.0500 R 192.8 Everett Security 2020.01.03 ecps92
464.9625 R 192.8 Everett Operations 2011.05.22
466.0250 S Everett
467.9250 S Everett

Tennessee Pipeline L.L.C., Hopkinton

  • Large tank yard on Wilson Rd
  • Operated by Kinder Morgan
  • Undergoing a massive storage expansion project
Frequency Type Tone Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
153.3650 S D132 AirGas - Gas Truck and Cylinder refilling facility - WSB794 2022.06.28 W1KNE
154.5700 S D132 Tank Yard Security 2021.03.01 W1KNE
154.5850 S D132 Tank Yard Security 2023.04.10 W1KNE
453.9500 S 165.5 Tank Yard Upgrade Project - Unlicensed, Low power 2021.01.12 W1KNE
462.3000 S C04 SL:1 TG:35 - Pressure testing - Alarm testing. Likely TGP. 2022.06.28 W1KNE

Water Utilities

  • Most Water Utilities are operated by municipal department of public works.
  • See respective DPW pages for information.

Aquarion Water Co

Frequency Type Tone Region Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
451.0500 S 107.2 Hingham Area
456.0500 S 107.2 Hingham Area
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